| 31. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta diagnosed the cause of death as Lassa fever Thursday afternoon.
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| 32. | Lassa fever is spread by infected rats but infected humans can also pass it on, usually via bodily fluids.
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| 33. | At Yale, he led or participated in investigations of Rift Valley fever, Lassa fever, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever and other diseases.
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| 34. | There are about half a million cases of Lassa fever per year in West Africa, causing about 5, 000 deaths.
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| 35. | It was the Yale lab that first isolated and identified the Lassa fever virus and other deadly and exotic viruses.
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| 36. | "It " can be a hantavirus in the United States, Rift Valley fever in Egypt, Lassa fever in West Africa.
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| 37. | For example, when the Old World Lassa virus turns into Lassa fever, this usually results in a significant amount of mortality.
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| 38. | Related to the deadly agent of Lassa fever, it first came to light in 1990 in the Brazilian city of Sabia.
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| 39. | In addition, one-quarter to one-third of Lassa fever cases produce some degree of deafness, and in many cases it is permanent.
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| 40. | In the winter of 1979, General Hospital is placed under quarantine due to an outbreak of Lassa Fever and Steve falls ill.
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